Rustaq
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Rustaq () is a town and Wilayah (District) in the Al Batinah South Governorate of northern Oman in the Western Hajar Mountains. Rustaq was once the capital of Oman, during the era of Imam Nasir bin Murshid al Ya'arubi.
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- Locality
- ولاية الرستاق
- Region
- محافظة جنوب الباطنة
- Country
- عمان
- Population
- 120,000
- Timezone
- Asia/Muscat
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rustaq
- Settlement.native_name
- ()
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Wilayah and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Al Rustaq Fort (2) (27255509348).jpg
- Settlement.image_size
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the city from Rustaq Fort, with the Western Hajar Mountains in the background
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Oman#West Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Oman
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Al Batinah South
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2017
- Settlement.population_total
- 120,000
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Oman
- Country
- Oman
- Located in
- Al Batinah South Governorate
- Capital of
- Al Batinah South Governorate
- Image
- Rustaq Fort 02.jpg
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- Category:Al-Rustaq
- Commons category
- Rustaq
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Al-Rustaq
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- Passau
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Administration
- Divisions
- Economy
- Industries
- Traditional crafts
- Traditional arts
- Agriculture
- Education
- Etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Rustaq Castle
- Al-Hazm Fortress
- Tourist and archaeological sites
- Springs and wells
- Sport
- See also
- References
- External links
Rustaq () is a town and Wilayah (District) in the Al Batinah South Governorate of northern Oman in the Western Hajar Mountains. Rustaq was once the capital of Oman, during the era of Imam Nasir bin Murshid al Ya'arubi.
== Administration == Rustaq is governed today by its own administration, and is represented by officials in offices affiliated with the province. These include the offices of Al Hawqayn (in the northern part of the province) and Wadi Bani Hani (in the western part of the province). Additionally, the province has two representatives in the Omani Shura Council, who are nominated by the province's residents during the Shura Council elections in the country.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rustaq” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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